Sean Speer

Could Canada be on the verge of some kind of trade deal with the United States in the run-up to next week's consequential midterm elections? To read the tea leaves, joined by co-host and co-founder of the Hub, Sean Speer.

Hey, Sean.

Hey, Roger.

Majority conservative government rung in to the surprise of pollsters and probably more than a few voters in British Columbia to help break it all down and Try to puzzle through, is there a new trend in these election results? Again, not just here in Canada, but abroad that we are seeing in this moment of high anxiety and geopolitical turmoil.

Well, I got Sean Speer, co-founder and editor-at-large of The Hub to discuss it all.

Hey, Sean.

Hey,

Sean, great to have you on Hub Hits today to break it all down.

Talk soon.

That was Sean Speer, co-founder, editor-at-large of The Hub.

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you Welcome to Hub Headlines.

Today's program features the weekly wrap by the Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, who analyzes the big stories shaping politics, policy, and the economy in the week that was.

Today, he discusses why David Eby's election strategy focused on Trump isn't resonating with BC voters, the realities of Canada-U.S. trade negotiations, and Mark Carney's confrontation with federal public service unions.

David Eby wanted British Columbians to vote against Donald Trump on Saturday.

Carney can respect public servants while insisting on a smaller, more effective administration.

Indeed, defending the institution's performance and public standing requires him to resist the union's demands.

That was this week's Weekly Wrap by Sean Speer.

You can read the full text of his article on our website, thehub.ca. That's all for this week's edition of Hub Headlines.

It could affect a whole bunch of things from a shaky housing market in Canada to debt servicing costs across all levels of government.

To unpack this consequential decision and puzzle through the challenges facing the Bank of Canada at this moment, joined by Sean Speer, co-founder at The Hub and editor at large.

Hey, Sean.

Hey, Roger.

It's got people thinking, is there a third option? Is there a third way? A group of Canadians urging the Carney government to enter into a charter, a pact of middle powers with Europe at its core.

Is this a good idea? Is this how we should be reacting to the president's latest threats? To break it all down, I'm joined by Sean Speer, co-founder and editor-at-large of The Hub.

Hey, Sean.

Hey, Roger.

So yeah, we'll continue to follow this trial balloon, see how far it flies, where it floats.

And if the prime minister chooses to, I don't know, tie it to the front of his official limousine as he drives down to Montreal for the big European summit coming up just in a matter of weeks.

Sean Speer, co-founder of The Hub, editor at large.

Thanks for coming on Hub Heads.

Three weeks and closing until consequential midterm elections.

What could this mean for Canada, for the government of Mark Carney, for its trade fight with the United States? To help break down the latest signs and symptoms of a Trump administration struggling for relevancy heading into the consequential vote, I'm joined by Sean Speer, my co-founder and editor-at-large here at The Hub.

Hey, Sean.

Hey, Roger.

Today's program features the best commentary and analysis published in the Hub for October 7th, 2026.

Up first is Sean Speer, writing on three lessons from Quebec's political earthquake.

There are several storylines emerging from last night's Quebec election.

Although each is interesting in its own right, taken together, they point to a province whose politics are more fragmented and unsettled than they have been in decades.

A separatist government without a separatist mandate, the near erasure of a once-dominant governing party, and the arrival of a new conservative caucus with enormous promise and much still to prove.

How these forces reshape Quebec's politics and public policy, and how they reverberate through national politics, will be among the country's most consequential political questions in the months and years ahead.

That was a commentary by Sean Speer.

He is The Hub's editor-at-large.

A separatist government is elected in Quebec.

What does it mean for Canada, for the Federation, for our tense trade negotiations with the United States? To help break it all down, I'm joined by Sean Speer, my co-founder and editor at large.

Hey, Sean.

Hey, Roger.

That's just amazing to think and ponder that.

It just makes me think that, at some point, these two gentlemen are going to clash and fight for la belle province, and who, in fact— is the de facto leader of this province, not just kind of institutionally and constitutionally, but in terms of popular opinion and the popular vote.

Sean Speer, thank you so much for doing this Hub Hit with me today.

I thought it was important to catch up on this election with the Hub community and really appreciate your analysis and insights.